Ranting Peter Odemwingie facing West Brom rap

PETER ODEMWINGIE has been rapped by West Brom and faces an £80,000 fine after a Twitter rant.

Albion have rejected a second, improved £3million offer from QPR for Odemwingie, and told him he is staying, despite a transfer request on Friday when a £2m bid was turned down.

“As we have repeatedly stated, we have no need or desire to sell our core players,” said technical director Richard Garlick. “Since we turned down Odemwingie’s transfer request, he has made his position clear in a statement to the media and via his personal Twitter account. This matter will be dealt with internally.”

Odemwingie, 31, a £2.5m signing from Lokomotiv Moscow in 2010, angered West Brom by revealing other clubs all wanted to sign him.

“Last season’s January window is when I should have handed in a transfer request. Was one foot in Rubin Kazan – not for sale. Fulham. Not for sale. Newcastle. Not for sale. Wigan. Not for sale,” he tweeted.

The Nigerian international also said he was “deeply hurt” and “offended” by what he regarded as a lack of “common respect” from management.

“At this stage of my career, this opportunity may not come around again,” Odemwingie said. Of QPR’s interest, he added: “A new challenge, a new opportunity and a chance to play under one of the most respected managers.”

Odemwingie, criticised about his commitment to West Brom last season by former manager Roy Hodgson, has five goals in 19 games this season.

His tweets became more bizarre as fans reacted to his comments. Odemwingie wanted to go to Qatari club Al-Gharafa last summer but was persuaded to stay by boss Steve Clarke.

He added: “I can understand the reaction of a few Albion fans on my desire to leave the club. Real reason? Because they once doubted my commitment.”

Last season’s January window is when I should have handed in a transfer request. Was one foot in Rubin Kazan – not for sale

Peter Odemwingie

His agent advised Odemwingie to keep quiet but, instead, he went into a Twitter rant, adding: “When I want to do something, I do it. If you don’t want to know what’s in my head why follow me then?”

Odemwingie said he wanted to leave to ensure security for wife Sarah and new-born son Noah and announced he was signing off to “pour a Guinness into my system”.

But then he added: “It’s like 2pac [late rapper]. Me against the world. Loyalty left 70 per cent. The rest they stole out of my pocket thinking I was keeping money in there.”

He tried to repair the damage later, adding: “Looked through my tweets. Deleted some. Was too much. Only excuses – home alone, dark, son and wife in hospital, frustrated.”